Saturday, April 12, 2008

our house

perhaps now that I've wrapped up the travelogue my reentry is complete! however, even though I just returned from 'spring break,' the last few days of warm beautiful weather have only fueled a sense of spring fever. it is lovely to see evidence that spring is further along - compare the picture above to this one taken a couple days before my wander.

yesterday with temps in the mid-60s and people walking about in short-sleeves and halters, I found myself fantasizing about staying in 'vacation mode.' now, what is with that? not going to happen. but relief from this fever is in sight, last night however a major front blew in and blew out the warm temperatures and clear skies.

it's so good to be home, even if it's been a bit slow getting back into my routines with this lingering feeling of 'spring fever' still infecting my psyche! maybe by the end of the weekend my fever will break and it will be all out of my system!

accuweather claims today and tomorrow will be rainy with 'unseasonably cold' temperatures. thank goodness I didn't follow through with my fever induced thoughts on going to the plant store and stocking up on flowers and start the process of putting them into the flower beds and boxes.

with thoughts about home and verse rattling around my brain this morning (april is national poetry month). I offer this text from a children's book which ms. t and I will be reading later today:

I love the mouse poem. Please check us out at www.avonlake.wordpress.com for a poem a day during National Poetry Month. We've got some classics and some written by staff and patrons, including some young up-and-coming writers.

--I was able to get out of the house for the first time in weeks (!) today. We went to The Bronx to visit a friend, but I was too tired to continue on to the Botanical Gardens, and so went home to nap.It was in the upper seventies by the time I got back home, which seemed surreal! I'm taking it easy (@home) getting the teahouse out and scooping up some tea, and you know the rest!

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